The Green CatchGovernor Kathy Hochul is pitching ambitious but necessary proposals to phase out fossil fuel-powered heating and cooking appliances in new homes, and to eventually prohibit the replacement of oil and natural gas furnaces and boilers with anything but “green” heating...
A New EraDon’t look now, but all five East End towns are poised to have new leadership in their top posts next year. Jay Schneiderman will be term-limited out in Southampton Town in 2023, and the town supervisors in the four other...
Broad SupportIt’s rare to see a large group of people in Sag Harbor agree on most anything, but last Tuesday, at Southampton Town Hall, more than two dozen speakers came out to support the town’s involvement in preserving the Sag Harbor...
Taking a BowThe latest Express Sessions panel discussion in Westhampton Beach, “Three Years in Westhampton Beach — How To Remake a Main Street,” on January 26 allowed village officials and business owners the well-earned opportunity to take a bow for their roles...
Reversal of FortunesIt has been astonishing to witness the acrimony between the four Southampton Village trustees and Mayor Jesse Warren spill over into public view like dirty laundry tumbling from a dumped basket. Roles have reversed. The mayor has, in the past,...
No Small VictoryRemember the hole in the ozone layer? Some smug anti-environmentalists have been known to cite the concern in the 1980s as an example of how science creates terrifying scenarios from time to time that get lots of media attention, only...
Bait and SwitchWhen what is now referred to as Liberty Gardens was first introduced in 2019, it was hailed as a well-timed workforce housing project that would begin to make a dent in the lack of affordable housing in Southampton, providing a...
Saving Steinbeck’s Idyll by the SeaThere are very few places in America that can boast of having been home to a Nobel Prize winner — but here on the East End, we have just such a place. Sag Harbor was where author John Steinbeck opted...
Staff Writer on Sep 14, 2021